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I am hooked on the SheaMoisture Indian Hemp & Shea Butter soap. It really is a must have for sensitive skin. All 3 of my kdis have sensitive skin just like me and the youngest hast the most sensitive skin by far. If you even use regular soap on his skin, he is left with little bumps and dry itchy skin.

So I am always on the lookout for natural and affordable products to use on my kids. I have been using this soap on my kids for over 2 weeks and after the first few days my youngest son’s skin was back to soft velvety skin no bumps or dryness. This all-natural, hypoallergenic soap is great for sensitive skin and will relieve, soothe and moisturize while clearing stubborn inflammation. I love how well it lathers and doesn’t leave your skin feeling dry or coated just soft, smooth and clean.

SheaMoistureand CVS have teamed up to launch two “first aid” medicated soaps from SheaMoisture, a leading mass market natural beauty brand. Starting in late 2013/early 2014, 6,000 CVS stores will carry the two new hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested cleansing bars aimed at relieving eczema, psoriasis and inflammation-prone skin. The soaps won’t be available in the beauty section of the stores, but in the first aid section.

The soaps include:

African Black Soap Eczema & Psoriasis Therapy Medicated Soap – Made using a proprietary blend of African Black Soap and certified organic Shea Butter, the soap is clinically proven to relieve symptoms of eczema and psoriasis. It’s made in a traditional way, just as it’s been done for centuries in Africa. Leaves, cocoa pods, shea tree bark and plantains are burned to an ash, which gives the soap its naturally black color, with coconut oil and shea butter, combined to the mix. Other key ingredients include Aloe Vera, Lemon Balm, Sea Wrack, and Gotu Kola.

The high percentage of fatty acid-rich Shea Butter in both soaps is ethically sourced from seven women’s coops in Northern Ghana. SheaMoisture works directly with the women to pay them above market prices for their shea butter. Each five ounce bar soap has a suggested retail price of $4.99. For more information, please visit SheaMoisture.com.

About SheaMoisture: Since 1912, SheaMoisture has been committed to making the highest quality natural skin and hair care products, which are healthy, therapeutic and results-oriented. The brand utilizes family recipes handed down from co-founder and CEO Richelieu Dennis’ great grandmother, Sofi Tucker, who as a young mother, sold her shea butter creations to support her family in Sierra Leone. Products are not tested on animals and do not contain parabens, sulfates, phthalates, paraffin, formaldehyde or mineral oil.

Disclosure: I was sent a sample of the above mentioned product for review. I was not paid to write this post and all opinions are 100% my own.

The actress quickly dispelled any sentiments that this would be another celeb-dabbles-in-beauty disaster, explaining to the fashion newspaper, “I took three years off my [acting] career to work on this. This is not something that required 14 hours. Nooo, baby. This has been a full-time job.”

She added that she, herself, attended appointments with labs and suppliers “who didn’t mind some crazy Mexican coming to them over and over and over again asking them to change something,” noting, “I am not easy…I mean, I am a double Virgo.”

The line was inspired by her grandmother, a cosmetologist who learned from the greats at Vichy in Paris and used Native American and Mayan treatments in her products. It’s all slated to hit shelves come August, priced between $7.99 and $19.99.